underway

/ʌndəˈweɪ/· adj./adv.

人文/文化/社会B1

underway
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Chinese meaning

在zài进jìn行xíng中zhōng的de,进jìn行xíng中zhōng

正zhèng在zài进jìn行xíng,在zài途tú中zhōng

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指zhǐ针zhēn对duì失shī踪zōng人rén员yuán的de搜sōu救jiù行xíng动dòng仍réng在zài进jìn行xíng,常cháng见jiàn句jù式shì be underway

Example

He said a search was underway for another 24 people.

他tā表biǎo示shì,针zhēn对duì另lìng外wài24人rén的de搜sōu救jiù行xíng动dòng正zhèng在zài进jìn行xíng中zhōng。

Source: CBC · 30 Aug 2026

Background ✎

一yī艘sōu载zài有yǒu近jìn270人rén的de渡dù轮lún在zài北běi塞sāi浦pǔ路lù斯sī附fù近jìn沉chén没mò,已yǐ致zhì7人rén死sǐ亡wáng,搜sōu救jiù行xíng动dòng仍réng在zài进jìn行xíng。

Roots · etymology

仿译自荷兰语 onderweg(在路上)

  • under(在…之中)+ way(路途)

Collocations

  • be underway / search is underway / work already underway / get underway

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